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METACOGNITION [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-05-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Continuing Education
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- metacognitive skill
1, record 1, English, metacognitive%20skill
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A constructivist account of learning ... describes a learner as doing some task, and also as reflecting upon the task and the learning. Such an account fits well ... especially with the importance we see for the development of metacognitive skills, for which the "reflecting upon" is vital. 2, record 1, English, - metacognitive%20skill
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Two recent trends in ITS ((intelligent tutoring system)) research ... are a greater emphasis on cognitive and metacognitive skill acquisition, and a move towards providing a wider range of interaction styles. 2, record 1, English, - metacognitive%20skill
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See metaknowledge, metacognition. 3, record 1, English, - metacognitive%20skill
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
- Éducation permanente
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- capacité métacognitive
1, record 1, French, capacit%C3%A9%20m%C3%A9tacognitive
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Comportement d'auto-estimation de la compétence : capacité métacognitive d'une personne. 1, record 1, French, - capacit%C3%A9%20m%C3%A9tacognitive
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-05-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Cognitive Psychology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- feeling of knowing
1, record 2, English, feeling%20of%20knowing
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- FOK 1, record 2, English, FOK
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- feeling-of-knowing 2, record 2, English, feeling%2Dof%2Dknowing
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Feeling of knowing(FOK) is a research paradigm that has led to much debate over the character of metacognition. People often experienced FOK as a tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon, when they’re not able to retrieve an item from memory, but feel that they should be. 3, record 2, English, - feeling%20of%20knowing
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie cognitive
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- sentiment de savoir
1, record 2, French, sentiment%20de%20savoir
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il est vrai que l'on peut aussi «ne pas savoir» en sachant parfaitement que l'on sait comme, par exemple, dans le «sentiment de savoir» ou le «mot-sur-le-bout-de-la-langue» [...] dans ce cas, le traitement dans le module d'accès lexical est interrompu alors qu'une forme de connaissance, implicite mais sans doute de haut niveau est encore accessible [...] 2, record 2, French, - sentiment%20de%20savoir
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-03-30
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Cognitive Psychology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- production deficiency
1, record 3, English, production%20deficiency
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A production deficiency suggests that a student may have the ability to use the mediation strategy or another strategy but fails to spontaneously and appropriately produce it. For these children, prompting and training in metacognition and related processes might prove helpful. 2, record 3, English, - production%20deficiency
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie cognitive
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- déficience de production
1, record 3, French, d%C3%A9ficience%20de%20production
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Selon cette conception, les jeunes enfants n'auraient pas recours aux stratégies, comme l'autorépétition, car elles ne conduisent pas à un meilleur rappel. D'autre part, les jeunes enfants emploieraient rarement ces stratégies à cause d'une déficience de production [...] D'après cette explication, le problème serait que les enfants ne choisissent pas d'utiliser la stratégie, même si elle est susceptible d'améliorer la mémoire. 2, record 3, French, - d%C3%A9ficience%20de%20production
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2008-09-30
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Psychology (General)
- Education Theory and Methods
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- metacognition
1, record 4, English, metacognition
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- meta-cognition 2, record 4, English, meta%2Dcognition
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The capability to think about one’s own thought processes. 3, record 4, English, - metacognition
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Thus we can have beliefs, hopes, fears, etc : not only about external facts, but also about other beliefs, hopes, or fears. I call such thinking metacognition, to signal its special status, as cognition about cognitions. 4, record 4, English, - metacognition
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Meta-cognition refers to the "how to study" model which the student uses to guide his interaction with the instructional system being used. 2, record 4, English, - metacognition
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 CONT
... we might jump to the level of metacognition, involving reflection on problem-solving itself... 5, record 4, English, - metacognition
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 4 CONT
... this methodology does not systematically investigate other unresolved issues such as the issue of... what is the influence of the students’ metacognition about their own perceptions. 6, record 4, English, - metacognition
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie (Généralités)
- Théories et méthodes pédagogiques
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- métacognition
1, record 4, French, m%C3%A9tacognition
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- méta-cognition 2, record 4, French, m%C3%A9ta%2Dcognition
feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Processus mental dont l'objet est soit une activité cognitive, soit un ensemble d'activités cognitives que le sujet vient d'effectuer ou est en train d'effectuer, soit un produit mental de ces activités cognitives. 1, record 4, French, - m%C3%A9tacognition
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La métacognition peut aboutir à un jugement (habituellement non exprimé) sur la qualité des activités mentales en question ou de leur produit et éventuellement à une décision de modifier l'activité cognitive, son produit ou même la situation qui l'a suscitée. 1, record 4, French, - m%C3%A9tacognition
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Psicología (Generalidades)
- Teorías y métodos pedagógicos
- Inteligencia artificial
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- metacognición
1, record 4, Spanish, metacognici%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Conocimiento de los propios procesos cognitivos, de los resultados de estos procesos y de cualquier aspecto que se relacione con ellos, supone una reflexión sobre el propio aprendizaje. 1, record 4, Spanish, - metacognici%C3%B3n
Record 5 - internal organization data 1994-11-18
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- expertise
1, record 5, English, expertise
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The skill and knowledge possessed by some humans that result in performance far above the norm. Expertise often consists of massive amounts of information combined with rules-of-thumb, simplifications, rare facts, and wise procedures in such a way that one can analyze specific types of problems in an efficient manner. 2, record 5, English, - expertise
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 DEF
The set of capabilities that underlies the high performance of human experts, including extensive domain knowledge, heuristic rules that simplify and improve approaches to problem-solving, metaknowledge and metacognition, and compiled forms of behavior that afford great economy in skilled performance. 3, record 5, English, - expertise
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- expertise
1, record 5, French, expertise
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Compétence d'expert. 2, record 5, French, - expertise
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Propre à une personne, appelée expert, qui possède des habiletés et de la connaissance analytique dépassant la norme habituelle sur un domaine particulier. Un expert est capable de résoudre mieux et plus rapidement que quiconque un problème relatif à son domaine d'expertise. Il est aussi capable de détecter un nouveau problème de son domaine. 3, record 5, French, - expertise
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1989-09-25
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Continuing Education
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- reflexive reasoning
1, record 6, English, reflexive%20reasoning
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- self-referencing 2, record 6, English, self%2Dreferencing
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See reflexive model, metacognition, abstract replay. 3, record 6, English, - reflexive%20reasoning
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
- Éducation permanente
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- raisonnement autoréférentiel
1, record 6, French, raisonnement%20autor%C3%A9f%C3%A9rentiel
proposal, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voir autoréférence. 1, record 6, French, - raisonnement%20autor%C3%A9f%C3%A9rentiel
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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